needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
nature; property; disposition
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
careful observation; close attention
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife